OUTDATED. See similar current data at https://data.cityofchicago.org/d/tq3e-t5yq -- All lobbyist registration filings submitted to the Board of Ethics beginning with the 2012 reporting period. / All lobbyists must register with the City of Chicago Board of Ethics by filing a Statement of Registration within five business days of engaging in lobbying activity and annually thereafter by January 20th. Lobbyist registration information is submitted to the Board of Ethics in paper form and is available in its entirety in the Board's offices. The Board has, since 2000, compiled and posted static lists of all lobbyists and their clients online. Previous policy did not require the Board of Ethics to prioritize the reporting of all data available from paper filings. From this point forward, the Board of Ethics will electronically compile more data about lobbyists and their activities and automatically report this information online.

Lobbyists registered with the Chicago Board of Ethics since 2012. Due to requirements for lobbyists to re-register and the importance of showing year for most lobbying-related data, the same lobbyist often will have multiple records. See http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/ethics/provdrs/lobby.html for more information on the Board of Ethics' role in regulating and reporting on lobbying in Chicago.

Clients represented by registered lobbyists as reported in their Lobbyist Statements of Registration. Due to requirements for lobbyists to re-register and the importance of showing year for most lobbying-related data, the same client often will have multiple records. See http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/ethics/provdrs/lobby.html for more information on the Board of Ethics' role in regulating and reporting on lobbying in Chicago.

All registered lobbyists, grouped and sorted by clients. This view is created based on lobbyists registrations from 2012 to present.

OUTDATED. See similar current data at https://data.cityofchicago.org/d/dw2f-w78u --The lobbyist compensation report is part of the Lobbyist Activity Report, a notarized disclosure that must be filed twice each year (January 20th and July 20th). Lobbyists must report compensation any lobbying-related compensation received during each reporting period from a particular client, rounded to the nearest $1,000 on Form C Part 3 Section G (http://bit.ly/q2lRTh). Lobbyist activity reports are submitted to the Board of Ethics in paper form and are available in their entirety in the Board's offices. The Board has, since 2000, compiled and posted static lists of all lobbyists and their clients online. Previous policy did not require the Board of Ethics to prioritize the reporting of all data available from paper filings.
Data Owner: Board of Ethics
[http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/ethics.html] /
Time Period: January 1, 2011 to present /
Frequency: Data is updated daily /
Related Applications: http://bit.ly/FOctNY

List of each City agency lobbied, whether it involved legislative or administrative action (or both) and a brief description of the action promoted or opposed, as reported by registered lobbyists. See http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/ethics/provdrs/lobby.html for more information on the Board of Ethics' role in regulating and reporting on lobbying in Chicago.

Each unique combination of a lobbyist, his/her employer, and a client of that employer. This dataset can be used to see relationships between these three entities. Each has a separate dataset with more detailed information about each lobbyist, employer, or client. See http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/ethics/provdrs/lobby.html for more information on the Board of Ethics' role in regulating and reporting on lobbying in Chicago.

Number Of City Employees And Officials Completing Mandatory Annual Ethics Training

2012 Training will begin in April.

All lobbyist registration filings submitted to the Board of Ethics beginning with the 2013 reporting period. / All lobbyists must register with the City of Chicago Board of Ethics by filing a Statement of Registration within five business days of engaging in lobbying activity and annually thereafter by January 20th. Lobbyist registration information is submitted to the Board of Ethics in paper form and is available in its entirety in the Board's offices. The Board has, since 2000, compiled and posted static lists of all lobbyists and their clients online. Previous policy did not require the Board of Ethics to prioritize the reporting of all data available from paper filings. From this point forward, the Board of Ethics will electronically compile more data about lobbyists and their activities and automatically report this information online.

Number Of Lobbyists Completing Other Mandatory Or Voluntary Ethics Training

OUTDATED. See similar current data at https://data.cityofchicago.org/d/pahz-egmi -- The lobbyist agency report is part of the Lobbyist Activity Report, a notarized disclosure that must be filed twice each year (January 20th and July 20th). Lobbyists must report the name of each City agency lobbied and report whether lobbying involved legislative or administrative action, and give a brief description of the legislative or administrative action promoted or opposed. All lobbyist agency reports are submitted to the Board of Ethics in paper form and are available in their entirety in the Board's offices. The Board has, since 2000, compiled and posted static lists of all lobbyists and their clients online. / Data Owner: Board of Ethics [http://j.mp/mbH9BN] / Time Period: January 1, 2011 to present / Frequency: Data is updated daily / Related Applications: Registered Lobbyist List [http://bit.ly/FOctNY]

A list and count of all lobbyists registrations filed in 2012. The dataset includes the employers and clients for each lobbyist. This view is created based on lobbyists registrations from 2012 to present.

Lobbyists' clients grouped by industry. This view is created based on lobbyists registrations from 2012 to present.

Lobbying-related compensation received by registered lobbyists as reported in their quarterly reports.
See http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/ethics/provdrs/lobby.html for more information on the Board of Ethics' role in regulating and reporting on lobbying in Chicago.

Number Of Lobbyist Registrations And Activity Reports Received, Reviewed And Made Available For Public Inspection

Employers of registered lobbyists as reported in the Lobbyist Statement of Registration. Due to requirements for lobbyists to re-register, the importance of showing year for most lobbying-related data, and some employers being reported by multiple lobbyists, the same employer often will have multiple records
See http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/ethics/provdrs/lobby.html for more information on the Board of Ethics' role in regulating and reporting on lobbying in Chicago.

All registered lobbyists, grouped and sorted by Industry. This view is created based on lobbyists registrations from 2012 to present.

OUTDATED. See similar current data at https://data.cityofchicago.org/d/eqdx-4qxd -- The lobbyist categorized expenditures report is part of the Lobbyist Activity Report, a notarized disclosure that must be filed twice each year (January 20th and July 20th). Lobbyists are required to report the total amount of lobbying-related expenditures paid by the lobbyist or charged to the client in each of the categories listed on Form C, Part 3 of 3, Section H, Question 3 (http://bit.ly/q2lRTh). All lobbyist activity reports are submitted to the Board of Ethics in paper form and are available in their entirety in the Board's offices. The Board has, since 2000, compiled and posted static lists of all lobbyists and their clients online. / Data Owner: Board of Ethics [http://j.mp/mbH9BN] / Time Period: January 1, 2011 to present/ Frequency: Data is updated daily / Related Applications: Registered Lobbyist List [http://bit.ly/FOctNY]

A list and count of all unique clients from registrations filed in 2013. This view is created based on lobbyists registrations from 2012 to present.

All lobbyist registration filings submitted to the Board of Ethics beginning with the 2012 reporting period. / All lobbyists must register with the City of Chicago Board of Ethics by filing a Statement of Registration within five business days of engaging in lobbying activity and annually thereafter by January 20th. Lobbyist registration information is submitted to the Board of Ethics in paper form and is available in its entirety in the Board's offices. The Board has, since 2000, compiled and posted static lists of all lobbyists and their clients online. Previous policy did not require the Board of Ethics to prioritize the reporting of all data available from paper filings. From this point forward, the Board of Ethics will electronically compile more data about lobbyists and their activities and automatically report this information online.

OUTDATED. See similar current data at https://data.cityofchicago.org/d/xika-473c --The lobbyist expense report is part of the Lobbyist Activity Report, a notarized disclosure that must be filed twice each year (January 20th and July 20th). Lobbyists are required to report single expenditures paid by the lobbyist or charged to the client totaling $250.00 or more on Form C Part 3 Section H Question 2 (http://bit.ly/q2lRTh). All lobbyist activity reports are submitted to the Board of Ethics in paper form and are available in their entirety in the Board's offices. The Board has, since 2000, compiled and posted static lists of all lobbyists and their clients online. / Data Owner: Board of Ethics [http://j.mp/mbH9BN] / Time Period: January 1, 2011 to present/ Frequency: Data is updated daily / Related Applications: Registered Lobbyist List [http://bit.ly/FOctNY]

Every gift made by a registered lobbyist during the reporting period to an official or employee of the City.
See http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/ethics/provdrs/lobby.html for more information on the Board of Ethics' role in regulating and reporting on lobbying in Chicago.

Pie chart representing the number of clients in each industry for registrations filed in 2012 to present.